宴樂

See also: 宴乐

Chinese

		feast; repose	music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful
trad. (宴樂)		宴	樂
simp. (宴乐)		宴	乐

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yànyuè

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˋ ㄩㄝˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yànyuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˋ ㄩㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yànyuè
  - Wade–Giles: yen⁴-yüeh⁴
  - Yale: yàn-ywè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yannyueh
  - Palladius: яньюэ (janʹjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    宴樂 / 宴乐
    燕樂 / 燕乐

Noun

宴樂

(music, historical) music played at court feasts in ancient times

Synonyms

燕樂／燕乐 (yànyuè)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yànlè

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄜˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yànlè
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yànlè
  - Wade–Giles: yen⁴-lê⁴
  - Yale: yàn-lè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yannleh
  - Palladius: яньлэ (janʹlɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/

Verb

宴樂

(literary) to live in ease and comfort; to enjoy an easy life
(literary) to wine and dine